This template is used by the standard installation of Twinkle. If you are planning to make major changes to this template or nominate it for deletion, please notify Twinkle's user base and maintainers at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle as a courtesy.

Place the following text at the top of the article being proposed for deletion.

{{subst:proposed deletion|reason}}

Make sure to replace reason, with a brief rationale why the page is being proposed for deletion. The template must be substituted, i.e. subst: must be used, otherwise an error will appear. When posted correctly, an emphatic 'proposed for deletion' notice will appear at the top of the page.

When saving the page, ensure that the edit summary states that you've proposed deletion. You may also wish to post further information on the article's talk page.

{{OldPROD}}(for pages previously deleted through PROD)·{{OldPRODfull}}(for pages that have been nominated in the past)

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PROD notifications

{{DePROD}}(for notifying a user that you have removed their PROD tag)·{{DePROD-afd}}(for notifying a user that you have overridden their PROD with an AfD nomination)·{{PRODNote}}(for notifying a user that another editor has PROD'ed an article)·{{PRODWarning}}(for notifying a user that you have PROD'ed a page they authored)·{{ProdwarningBLP}}(for notifying a user that you have proposed an unsourcedBLP for deletion)·{{PRODhint}}(for letting users know about the PROD parameters)·{{Please prod}}(for letting users know that PROD is often an alternative to AfD)·{{ProdContested}}(for notifying a PROD nominator that a PROD'ed article has been restored)

{{Book-prod}}(for tagging books for proposed deletion)·{{BPRODWarning}}(for notifying a user that you have BPROD'ed a book they authored)·{{BPRODNote}}(for notifying a user that another editor has BPROD'ed a book they authored)